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Trump-Biden transition updates: At least 20 arrested, 1 stabbed at DC protests

The event was largely peaceful, but grew violent after crowds thinned at night.

ByLibby Cathey, Meredith Deliso, and Kate Pastor
Last Updated: November 16, 2020, 2:06 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with transition plans, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump, who still refuses to concede the election one week after Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential race.

Trump has largely hunkered down inside the White House since the election, but on Saturday his motorcade drove drove past supporters gathered to rally in Washington, D.C., on his way to play golf.

Biden, meanwhile, is pressing forward, meeting with transition advisers in Delaware and calling Trump's refusal to concede "an embarrassment."

The Biden transition team and the Trump administration are in a standoff over whether Biden should be granted access to federal resources allocated for the transition of power. The General Services Administration, headed by a Trump appointee, has yet to officially recognize Biden as the victor in the election, preventing Biden's team from gaining full access to government funds and security information.

But a growing number of Republican senators are calling on the administration to start giving Biden classified intelligence briefings, a sign that support for Trump's refusal to concede the election may be waning among his allies on Capitol Hill.

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Here is how the transition is unfolding. All times Eastern.
Nov 14, 2020, 1:08 PM EST

Biden out for a bike ride as Trump goes golfing

As pro-Trump protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, President-elect Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, went out for a bike ride in Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park. 

President-elect Joe Biden, left, and his wife Jill Biden, 2nd left, ride their bikes at Cape Henlopen State Park near Rehoboth Beach, Del. on Nov. 14, 2020.
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PHOTO: President Elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden take a bike ride through Cape Henlopen State Park on Nov.14, 2020, in Lewes, Del.
President Elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden take a bike ride through Cape Henlopen State Park on Nov.14, 2020, in Lewes, Del. President Elect Biden has been staying at a vacation home in Rehoboth Beach while working on the presidential transition.
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On Thursday, Biden traveled from Wilmington to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the Bidens own a vacation home and where he has continued meeting with transition advisers, according to the Biden campaign.

Meanwhile, Trump was seen arriving at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, met by protesters rallying against him.

Nov 14, 2020, 11:51 AM EST

Protesters gather in DC for day of demonstrations

Pro-Trump protesters were seen gathering in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, cheering Trump's motorcade as it passed. The president on Friday had teased an appearance at planned demonstrations.

Members of the far-right Proud Boys rally in support of President Donald Trump to protest the results of the presidential election, in Washington, Nov. 14, 2020.
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President Donald Trump drives by a group of supporters participating in a pro-Trump rally near the White House, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington.
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Trump was spotted in golfing attire, waving from the motorcade as enthusiastic supporters chanted "USA." 

Supporters also waved Trump flags and carried signs, chanting “Four More Years” and “Stop the Fraud.”

Demonstrators protesting Trump were also seen gathered at Trump National Golf Club as the president's motorcade arrived.

PHOTO: Demonstrators holding signs that read 'We voted you're fired!' and 'Grow up crybaby loser' rally at Trump National Golf Club as the motorcade carrying President Donald Trump arrives., in Sterling, Va., Nov. 14, 2020.
Demonstrators holding signs that read 'We voted you're fired!' and 'Grow up crybaby loser' rally at Trump National Golf Club as the motorcade carrying President Donald Trump arrives., in Sterling, Va., Nov. 14, 2020. Trump supporters rally in Washington, Sterling, USA - 14 Nov 2020
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Nov 14, 2020, 10:54 AM EST

House cancels dinner after backlash on Twitter

A dinner planned for new members of the House as part of their orientation week Friday night was canceled after backlash on Twitter. 

When a reporter with NBC tweeted a photo of Statuary Hall in the Capitol, filled with tables, and an assurance from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that it was safe, some saw it as hypocritical for leaders to gather to break bread as Americans were being told it's not safe for them to get together with family for Thanksgiving.

As part of freshman orientation week, Statuary Hall in the Capitol is set up for a dinner to welcome newly-elected members of the House of Representatives in Washington, Nov. 13, 2020.
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Pelosi's office eventually announced that members wouldn't be having dinner in the Capitol, but taking their boxed meals to go.

ABC News' Benjamin Siegel

Nov 14, 2020, 10:25 AM EST

Trump's vaccine chief says Biden team should get access to Operation Warp Speed information

Trump’s handpicked representative to accelerate vaccine development, Moncef Slaoui, told the Financial Times that Biden’s team should be given access to information on Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s program for developing and distributing a coronavirus vaccine, so that it is not slowed down. He called it "a matter of life and death for thousands of people." 

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington.
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The General Services Administration (GSA), headed by a Trump appointee, has yet to officially recognize Biden as the victor in the election, preventing Biden's team from gaining full access to government funds and security information.

Slaoui said he could not make contact with the Biden team without approval from the White House. 

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty and Claire Brinberg

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